Archive for October, 2013

What is Boyle’s Law? Boyle’s law states that the pressure exerted by a gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature in a closed system. This means that as the pressure increases, the volume decreases and vice versa. If we want to represent this mathematically, we can say P = K/V...Read more »

Charles law is credited to Jacques Charles (1746 to 1823) who invented the first hydrogen balloon and was also the first to fly on one with a co-pilot. What is Charles law? The Charles law states that the volume of a gas will increase as the temperature increases provided that the pressure remains constant....Read more »

Read the following excerpt from a short story “Keeping it from Harold” by PG Wodehouse, a brilliant humorous writer. “The four adults surveyed the innocent child in silence. On the faces of three of them, consternation was written.” The underlined word consternation means a state of paralyzing dismay. Read the excerpt once again. Can...Read more »

You may have heard of prepositions of place and time like “on” and “at.” There are also prepositions which are known as prepositions of cause/reason. Yes, they are used while expressing cause/reason in a sentence. Can you guess which preposition is commonly used to express “cause/reason?” Yes, “because” is the preposition that comes in...Read more »

William Shakespeare, the brilliant playwright, wrote literary masterpieces which were greatly admired for their keen observation and portrayal of diverse human characters. He also wrote profound philosophical verses describing the human experience. One poetic verse which is taken from the delightful play “As you Like It” is The Seven Ages by William Shakespeare. It...Read more »